'Tennis Emperor' Roger Federer was found to have earned the most income in all sports around the world in the past year.
Looking at the top 100 world's most-earned athletes by 2020, published by the American economic magazine Forbes, Federer took the first place in the past 12 months, with revenues of $ 163 million and approximately $ 131.6 billion.
Forbes surveyed income for one year, divided into salaries, prizes, and sponsorships. Federer earned $ 6.3 million in prize money from the competition, and earned $ 100 million in various sponsorship contracts.
This is the first time Federer has been ranked first in the 1990 survey.
It is also the first time that a tennis player has been ranked first.
Federer was fifth in the survey last year, and the second highest in history was in 2013.
Lionel Messi, the 'football star' who was # 1 with $ 127 million last year, was ranked third with $ 140 million this year.
The second place this year was Cristiano Ronaldo, who was second in the past year, earning $ 150 million.
Neymardo ranked 4th with $ 95.5 million, and soccer players swept the 2nd to 4th place, and Mipro Basketball NBA sign star LeBron James placed 5th with $ 82.2 million.
In the aftermath of Corona 19, sports around the world stopped all around March, so the top 100 earnings totaled $ 3.6 billion, down 9% on average.
It has been four years since 2016 that the top 100 earnings totals declined.
Japanese female tennis player Naomi Osaka earned $ 37.74 million, ranking 29th overall, the highest among female and Asian nationalities.
By event, the number of NBA players was 35, followed by 31 non-professional NFL players, 14 football players, and 6 tennis players.
Looking at the top players in this category in the last 20 years, Tiger Woods, the 'Emperor of the Golf' has been # 1 12 times, Floyd Mayweather of the 'Undefeated Boxer' has been # 4, and Ronaldo has been # 1.
And Messi and Federer took the top spot once this year.
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Federer is the number one athlete in the past year. 2nd place Ronaldo, 3rd place Messi
2020-05-30T00:33:12.150Z
'Tennis Emperor' Roger Federer was found to have earned the most income in all sports around the world in the past year. Looking at the top 100 most influential athletes in the world by 2020, published by the American economic magazine Forbes, Federer took the top spot in the past 12 months, with revenues of $ 163 million and approximately $ 131.6 billion.
Source: sbskr